Hand-bag.



J. 'ERSTLING. Q

HANDBAG. APPLICATION FILED JULY 6, 1909.

948,165.. Patented Feb. 1, 1910.

. fl. attocnup J. ERSTLING.

HAND BAG. APPLICATION FILED JULY 6, 1909.

. 948,165. Paten ted Feb. '1, 1910.

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6,1909." SerialNo EpdQW To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, JULIUS- Ens'rnmc, of Rochester, .in the county of, Monroe and Stare of New York, have invented certain Bags; andI do here ydeclare the following to The a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accon'ipanyin drawings, forming art of this specification, and to the. re. erencenumerals marked thereon.' V The present invention relates to hand bagsand it has for an object to provide an improved manner of sewing corner wear 1 pieces. to, the bags.

2 ing pointed'out'in the claims at the end of- To this and other ends the invention con-' sists in certain improvements and, combinations of parts, all as will 'be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features bethe specification. a i

In the drawings: Flgur'el is a perspectwo new of a hand bag constrnctcc in accordance with this invention; Fi 2 is a bottom view of .the bag with one oi the botplication filled by me on the 6th day oftom tacks removed; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the blank of the sameflbag, and Fig. 4 is section through one of the corner pieces.

This a 'iplication is a divisionalot an ap- July 1908, Serial No. 441,951. r v

' In the manufaetnre of hand bags it has been-customary to shape the blanks into a bag form andthen sew blocked or molded corner pieces tl-iereon. This procedure has necessitated -that the sewing be. done by hand, for. it has been impossible to neat-l) sew the eornerpicces by a machine. .\s a consequence the cost of manufacture of these bags. has-been expensive and at the same time a perfect fit of the corner pieces has not been obtained. This invention enables the corner pieces to be fitted tightlyto the bag and sewed by ma(':hinery.

In the'emhodiment of the invention here in illustra ted," the bag is formed by. abottom wall" 1, a pair 01 side walls 2 and a pair of end walls 3, counters t-extendingnpwardly 1y midway between the top and the-bottom thereof. A closure frame comprising a pair of U-shaped .members 5 hinged together at 6 is secured to the bag and has the handle'7 and fasteners 8 attached thereto.

-' was ref-re tmwaa tht'hiidli of separate pieces and have shortextensions 3? along their lower edge. They may also have extensions 3 which overlap and are sewed to the side "walls-2, the latter in this instance being also formed of separate pieces. The bottom may be formed in any suitable manner, such for instance as by two sections which form extensions on the side walls and are united by a seam 9.

In the manufacture of the embodiment herein shown, the side and the end walls are united end to end to form a flat blank, the bottom sections being separated, as shown in F igi3. lVhile the blank is in the flat state I secure the corner wear pieces 10 over the lines of division between the side. end and bottom walls to all parts which the pieces overlap when the blank is in this condition. This is accomplished by sewing them preferably by machinery and in a fulled or bulged state, the latter in order that the material or the threads will not break when the bag is formed. They should not be too full as it is desirable that the material be stretched slightly in the finished bag. hen the blank is folded to form the bag in addition to stretching the corner pieces aboutthe corners they are creased at 11. The bag is then sewed by machine or otherwise and the creases 11 are covered with tacks 12 which may also be placed in other positions on the bottom of the bag. 7

v A bag constructed in accordance with this invention may be manufactured at a reduced cost as allhand sewing of the corner pieces may be dispensed with. The corner neces do not have to be blocked or molde and they fit the corners more nearly perfect.

I claim as my invention:

1. A flat. blank for forming hand bags comprising side, end and bottom walls, and wear piecessecured in a bulged state over the corners between the side, end and bottom or fulled state the side and the end walls secured end to end, andfulled or bulged wear pieces sewed over the cornerrbetween the side an the end pieces;

4. The method of manufacturing hand bags which consists inproviding a flat blank to'form the end, side and bottom walls of the bag, securing separate wearpieces over the lines of division between the side, end and bottom walls while theblank-is in. a fiat condition, bendin the'fiat blank into the form of a bag to s ape the wear pieces about the pointed corners, and then securing the parts in theirfinal ositions. I

5. The method 0 manufacturing hand bags which'consists in providing a fiat blank to form the end side and bottom walls the bag, securing separate wear ieces in bulged or fulled state over the ine Of vision between the side, end and bot-tc walls while the blank is in a fiat conditic bending the'flat blank into the form of a b: to stretch the wear pieces about the oint' .corners, and then securing the parts 1n the final positions.

JULIUS ERSTLING.

Witnesses:

HAROLD H. Snsnus HENRY W HALL. 

